Job Overview:
AIMS Locum Tenens is seeking a qualified Prosthetic Technician to support the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center.
The Prosthetic Technician will fabricate, maintain, repair, assemble, and test prosthetic and orthotic devices according to prescribed specifications and under the guidance of a Prosthetist/Orthotist.
Specific Duties:
- Fabricate, maintain, and repair artificial limbs, orthopedic braces, surgical supports, plaster casts, and other prosthetic/orthotic devices.
- Read specifications to determine appropriate fabrication materials and tools.
- Measure and mark device components using precision measuring instruments and templates.
- Bend, form, weld, saw, carve, cut, and grind materials such as wood, plastic, metal, and fabric.
- Drill, tap, rivet, glue, bolt, and sew components together.
- Shape plastic and/or metal around casts of patients' limbs or torso.
- Apply rubber, felt, plastic, leather, and other padding materials.
- Assemble padding and outer coverings for prosthetic devices.
- Mix and apply pigments to help match prosthetic devices to a patient's skin coloring.
- Polish completed devices using grinding and buffing equipment.
- Test prosthetic and orthopedic devices for movement, alignment, and biomechanical stability.
- Maintain required patient-care and treatment documentation.
Qualifications
Education:
Must graduate from an ABC-accredited institution.
Certification:
- Certification by the American Board for Certification (ABC) in Prosthetics & Orthotics.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of experience within the last 3 years as a Prosthetic Technician.
Citizenship:
U.S. citizenship required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Thorough knowledge of the theories and principles of upper- and lower-extremity prosthetics and orthotics.
- Knowledge of current prosthetic and orthotic fabrication techniques and applications.
- Ability to safely use hand tools, cutting machines, drill presses, grinders, buffers, and fabrication equipment.
- Ability to work with plastics, metals, wood, fabrics, leather, rubber, and fiberglass.
- Precision measuring and device-alignment skills.
- Ability to test devices for proper movement, alignment, and biomechanical stability.
- Ability to maintain accurate medical documentation.
Schedule
Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM (0700–1600), approximately 40 hours per week at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), BAMC.
Work Environment
The position works primarily at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) within BAMC's rehabilitation program. It is a hands-on prosthetic/orthotic fabrication environment involving specialized tools, machinery, and fabrication materials.
Security & Additional Requirements
- Must meet applicable Government background/security requirements.
- Must meet BAMC occupational-health and onboarding requirements.
- Position is designated Emergency Essential Personnel.
- Must comply with applicable Government and installation access requirements.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
About Us
AIMS Locum Tenens, LLC, d/b/a AIMS Force, is a WOSB-certified healthcare management company based in the Northern Virginia and Washington, DC area. We focus on healthcare management in both the public and private sectors.
AIMS Force is one of the fastest-growing healthcare management companies, specializing in placing highly skilled healthcare professionals in commercial and government healthcare facilities across the country. We have the experience, resources and scale to help physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals find both short-term and long-term opportunities in a wide range of specialties. We staff healthcare providers for short-term and long-term assignments at local, state and federal government healthcare facilities.
At AIMS Force, we know that quality comes from attention to detail. We are a one-stop shop for healthcare facilities, handling every step of finding the right candidate: sourcing, recruitment, screening, credentialing, final placement and retention of highly qualified healthcare providers.
AIMS Force provides highly qualified physicians and nurses to community hospitals, clinics and Army Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) during staffing shortages. Hospital systems, MTFs, nursing homes and outpatient clinics benefit from our comprehensive, cost-effective supplemental medical staffing services.
Our No. 1 priority is to provide the best service to our healthcare professionals and to our hospital and MTF clients. We welcome feedback and suggestions so we can keep improving.
At AIMS Force, our core pillars of dedication, commitment, trustworthiness and superior service drive every part of our business.